Technical Meeting & Event Production Skills Test

1. Conference and show graphics that have subtle colors, such as grey on white, or grey on grey, can cause issues with...

Low memory on the laptops

Low contrast ratio on projectors

Low ceilings in the room

Low volume

2. A green room is...

A place to store your cases

A place near the stage for presenters to relax and go over their notes

An office area where you can manage the show from

A union-mandated break room

3. Adding a teleprompter to your event may require...

Added equipment expense

Added rehearsals

Added labor costs

All of the above

4. When counting the number of audio inputs, it's important to include which of the following?

Music Sources (iPod, CD player, etc.)

All Microphones, Including Audience Q and A Mics

Video Playback that Includes Audio

Presentation Laptops that Include Audio

Emergency Backups for Any of the Above

All of the Above

5. In order to keep your presenters close at hand and ready to go on stage, you've decided to...

Create a Green Room backstage

Let them sit at the back of house, near the tech table

Buy them all lunch at the burrito place next door

Use wired microphones instead of lavalieres

6. ANSI Lumens are...

A unit of measurement regarding the loudness of projectors

A unit of measurement regarding the size of the lens of a projector

A unit of measurement regarding the brightness of a projector

A unit of measurement of the amount of ambient noise in a room

7. One of the main factors of image quality in both video screens and print is

The number of times it’s been copied

The number of dots or pixels per inch

The refresh rate

Whether it’s CMYK or RGB colorspace

8. One of the main factors of image quality in both video screens and print is...

The number of times it's been copied

The number of dots or pixels per inch

The refresh rate

Whether it's CMYK or RGB colorspace

9. IMAG stands for...

Imaginary Sightlines

Illuminated Magnification

Image Magnification

Image Adjustment

10. Providing dinner for the crew can have the following benefit...

Make a crew feel like they're part of the group

Encourage separate vendors to mingle and get to know each other

Keep the crew handy in case of last minute changes

All of the Above

11. One advantage of an in-house AV company would be...

They're less expensive

They have a large inventory

They help out with all the paperwork of putting on a large meeting

They're located on property

12. An event that has no live, in-room component, and is conducted entirely online is a ...

Live Event

Broadcast Event

Hybrid Event

Virtual Event

13. It's a funny name, but the short adapter used to connect an laptop or tablet to a projector or other display is called a...

Dongle

Dohickey

Dungle

Dingle

14. It's the day of your show, and the CEO wants to add an impromptu panel discussion with him at the podium and 3 panelists on lavalieres. Unfortunately you only have a limited number of inputs on the board, four of which are handheld mics for the band later in the evening. Which of the following would be the least expensive solution (if available)?

Add a second audio mixer and 3 wireless lavalieres

See if the AV company has a larger mixerboard and 3 additional lavaliere kits readily available

There is no least expensive option- they're all expensive

15. You left a message for your AV company to let them know that you are going to be live-streaming your event to your remote offices in Vienna. You also need to add a couple more mics for the audience to be able to ask questions. They sent you a revised bid and it went up $3000!!! What (most likely) happened?

Mics are only $200 per combo pack! They are cheating you.

Probably a typo. They meant $300 more, not $3000

16. The overall cost of projection mapping is determined by the

Size of the object being projected on

The dimensionality of the object being projected on

The content being displayed

All of the above

None of the above

17. Rigging points are the physical points in the ceiling where the _____ are attached.

Power cords

Truss/Chain Motors

Lekos

Truss Covers

18. A good question to ask right before your presenter goes on is...

Is your cell phone on vibrate?

Is your cell phone off?

Can you remove your tie?

Can you put on your lanyard?

19. An event that has no live, in-room component, and is conducted entirely online is a

Live Event

Broadcast Event

Hybrid Event

Virtual Event

20. You have a really big room, with large windows opposite the stage. There are only about 50 people attending the meeting, so there's plenty of extra room. What would be the most cost-effective solution?

Stacking 20k lumen projectors to overpower the sunlight

Use long-throw lenses on projectors set outside the windows, to counter-act the setting sun

Standard 5k lumen projector should be fine

21. The overall cost of projection mapping is determined by the...

Size of the object being projected on

The dimensionality of the object being projected on

The content being displayed

All of the above

None of the above

22. In a venue with with older wiring, and no ability to bring in extra power, there may be issues with having enough circuits available for lighting. You should probably try very hard to get the perimeter lighting to be this kind of instrument...

Lekos

PARs

LEDs

Source Fours

23. The colors used in the four color printing process are...

RBGK (Red, Blue, Green and Black)

RBG (Red, Blue, Green)

CMYK (Cyan, Magenta, Yellow and Black)

CYRB (Cyan, Yellow, Red and Black)

24. You're in a pretty big ballroom for your event, and the planner you recently replaced ordered a 5,000 Lumen projector. You may have to warn your employer about...

A possibly “not quite bright enough” image

An increase in price if we up it to a 10,000 Lumen projector

A or B

There is no problem. She made the right choice.

25. What aspect ratio is a 1920x1080 presentation?

6x9

4x3

16x9

26. One way to help plan for the future in both Internet and Power charges is to

Ask for discounts after signing the contract

Ask to see the venue’s Internet bill post event

Multiply the number of attendees by 1Mbps

Ask for a report of usage, when you're being charged based on usage

27. The colors used in the four color printing process are

RBGK (Red, Blue, Green, and Black)

RBG (Red, Blue, Green)

CMYK (Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, and Black)

CYRB (Cyan, Yellow, Red, and Black)

28. Which of the following is negotiable?

Rigging Point Charges

Power Charges

Internet

All of the Above Charges

None of the Above

29. Of the following options, which is the easiest way to add the same transition to all the slides in a PowerPoint?

Use the "Apply to All" button

Select all slides in the deck, then add the transition using the Inspector

Manually change the transition on each slide to what you want

Select the transition and drag it onto the slides

30. The "Aspect Ratio" of a presentation is...

Automatically set correctly by PowerPoint

The ratio of the width to the diagonal length

The ratio of the height to the diagonal length

The ratio of the width to the height

31. When an audio system is not configured properly, or simply might not be big enough, it can cause the audience to feel...

Hungry

Energized

Fatigued / Tired

Small

32. One way to help plan for the future in both internet and power charges is to...

Ask for discounts after signing the contract

Ask to see the venue's internet bill post event

Multiply the number of attendees by 1Mbps

Ask for a report of usage, when you're being charged based on usage

33. You want to add a logo to all your slides. What's probably the best way to do that- especially if there may be changes to the layout later?

Cut and paste the logo on to every single slide

Insert the logo into the first slide, then duplicate that slide every time you need a new one

Paste the logo on the Master Slide and put it where you want it on that slide

Can't be done

34. This instrument would be perfect for spotlighting centerpieces, if you're able to hang them close enough to each table...

Leko

LED "Brick"

PAR can

Pin Spot

35. You have an AV bid from a company you've never worked with before. It includes "Two 70" Flat Screen Displays". What do we know about the quality of the image?

High contrast, OK color

Reduced contrast, but good color

Poor off-axis viewing

None of the above

36. Usually rented in pairs, this type of teleprompter is a reflective piece of glass mounted on a thin pole...

Presidential

Premier

Camera Mounted

Floor Mounted

37. There's a podium in the center of the stage, but it's too far from the audience, and you'd like it a little closer. You call to the venue's housemen, "Hey guys, can you co me a favor and move that podium further...

Downstage?"

Stage Right?"

Upstage?"

Stage Left?"

38. Computer and video displays create color by combining the colors...

RGBK (Red, Green, Blue and Black)

CMYK (Cyan, Magenta, Yellow and Black)

RGB (Red, Green and Blue)

BMG (Blue, Magenta and Green)

39. Which of the following is *least* likely to be a column you should include on your show flow?

Presenter names

Screens

Activity departures

Sound/Lights

40. You've ordered communication headsets for the crew, but you're not sure if you got good ones or not. There's always a chance you get faulty equipment, but at least it's a reputable brand- it plainly says _____ for the brand name on the bid.

HearCom

ClearCom

ComTex

TelCom

41. You're doing an event in a hotel ballroom, and the wireless mics are cutting out and making static noises. They're not very far from the receivers, so it's not that they're out of range. Which of these is a possible cause?

Phase of the Moon

The guys running AV in the room next door are using wireless presenter remote controls.

The presenter is facing North-South, and the antennas are East-West antennas.

42. Which of the following is a functional item requiring lighting, instead of a decorative item?

Stage Pieces

Podium

Centerpieces

Sponsor Logos

43. The presentation being displayed has black bars above and below the graphics. This is called...

Pillerboxing

Letterboxing

Shadowboxing

Pillowboxing

44. One advantage of an outside AV vendor might be...

Intimate knowledge of the venue

You can charge it to your hotel room

Larger Inventory

Full Service Experience

45. You're on stage, facing the audience. You point to the awards table on your right and say to your colleague, "Hey, that table isn't supposed to be there. It's...

Stage right, when it should be stage left!"

Stage left, when it should be house right!"

Stage left, when it should be stage right!"

Stage right, when it should be house left!"

46. Your client booked a venue, and did not consult with you during the contract signing. Nothing was negotiated. Which of the following charges might they incur?

Rigging point charges

Break-rate charges

Perimiter up-charges

Turn-down charges

47. Internet Access can be...

Very expensive, so make sure your content requires it

Easy to find if you have the right tools

Found just about anywhere

Found at the tech table on most shows

48. Which is not a benefit of using Master Sides?

Master branding across all slides

Higher contrast images

Consistent slide design

Slides grounded in sound design principles

49. You find yourself in a large ballroom venue that has built in speakers- not the cheap in-ceiling kind. These are hung from rigging points and are in a large, curved shape. They're called...

Center Fills

Delay Stacks

Line Arrays

Self Amplified

50. The correct order for calling cues is...

Ready, Warning, Standby

Go Standby, Ready, Go

Standby, Warning, Go

Warning, Standby, Go

51. Computer and video displays create color by combining the colors

RGBK (Red, Green, Blue, and Black)

CMYK (Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, and Black)

RGB (Red, Green, and Blue)

BMG (Blue, Magenta, and Green)

52. You have two outside screens that show the same visuals all the time. You have a center screen that you want to send company logos and title slides. You have a confidence monitor that shows whatever's on the outer screens, and a notes monitor that will show the presenter's notes. What's the fewest number of outputs on the video switcher you could use?

4

5

3

2

53. One of the best ways to reduce the file size of a PowerPoint is to use the...

"Reduce Filesize" tool

"Compress Pictures" tool

"Compress PowerPoint" tool

"Reduce Pictures" tool

54. The two main principles involved in projection mapping are:

Keystoning and Edge detection

Content Creation and Perspective Shift

Pyramiding and Tilt Shifting

Perspective Adjustment and Edge Blending

55. The two main principles involved in projection mapping are:

Keystoning and Edge detection

Content Creation and Perspective Shift

Pyramiding and Tilt Shifting

Perspective Adjustment and Edge Blending

56. You're about to present in a breakout room for a Major Association. You have no idea what kind of display or projector they have. What display adapter should you make sure to bring?

HDMI

DVI

VGA

LED

57. Having a union crew stay late into the night, then arrive early in the morning can be a violation of [THIS] and can cause the next day to be very expensive.

Turn-down time

Turn-around time

Walk-away breaks

US Department of Labor regulations